LHH West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

The Role

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will:

• Lead on the design, review, and implementation of people policies and processes to drive efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Take a leading role in organisational change, including restructures and TUPE transfers.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with recognised trade unions.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on people matters, terms and conditions, and employment legislation.
• Act as a trusted partner to the Executive team, ensuring HR strategy aligns with business priorities.
• Drive process improvements, including digitalisation and automation initiatives, to enhance efficiency.
• Represent the HR function in industry forums and external networks.

About You

We’re looking for someone who can operate at both a strategic and hands-on level. You’ll bring:

• Extensive experience leading large-scale TUPE projects.
• Proven experience of working with trade unions in complex, unionised environments.
• A strong HR generalist background within manufacturing, engineering, logistics, or transport sectors.
• Excellent influencing, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage at Executive and senior management level.
• Strong project management and change management skills, with a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.

What’s on Offer

• A senior role with significant influence in shaping HR strategy.
• The opportunity to lead major change initiatives in a complex, unionised environment.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working with travel as required.

If you have the expertise to lead on TUPE, employee relations and trade union engagement, and you’re looking for a role where you can make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to discuss this opportunity in confidence.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industries: Human Resources Services